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The Thrill List Starts 2026 Off with a Bang!

January wastes no time reminding us why thriller and mystery fiction remain such irresistible winter reading. This month’s most compelling new releases span the full spectrum of suspense, from pulse-pounding conspiracies and courtroom battles to psychologically devastating reckonings with grief, identity, and buried secrets. These are stories fueled by obsession,…
Jon Land
January 16, 2026
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Staff Picks: Our Gift Guide

Finding the perfect book can feel like offering someone an entirely new world to step into. The BookTrib team is sharing the titles we’re wrapping up for our own friends and family this year. These are the stories we know will spark joy and great conversations. Our staff picks offer…
BookTrib
December 11, 2025
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November’s Most Thrilling Reads

November arrives with a surge of adrenaline as this month’s Thrill List spans eras, continents and every shade of suspense. Whether you crave breakneck plotting, morally tangled protagonists or atmospheric mysteries that pull you in deep, these standout titles promise to keep you turning pages long into the winter nights.
Jon Land
December 1, 2025
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The Chill Quill: Halloween’s Most Horrifying Horror

It’s the spookiest month of spooky season, and this month’s picks are all about horror in its finest forms — ghost girls in cursed homes, sisters wrapped in secrets and botanical estates blooming with forbidden love and buried rot. From queer retellings to murderous hauntings, demonic demons and blood-soaked culinary…
Lindy Ryan
October 15, 2025
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5 Books Featuring Strong Single Mothers

Single mothers often embody resilience, strength and unwavering dedication as they navigate life’s greatest challenges. Their stories are powerful testaments to love, sacrifice and perseverance, inspiring readers across generations. Here are five novels that put these remarkable women at the forefront — highlighting their courage, resilience and the unbreakable bonds…
RaeAnne Thayne
October 9, 2025
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Defending the Right to Read What We Want

Book banning has been a part of American culture for a long time. Back in 1851, for instance, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned and even burned for depicting the horrors of slavery.  But if it seems like book banning has gotten worse recently, you aren’t imagining that.…
Laura Anne Bird
October 6, 2025
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Staff Picks: What to Read Where

For avid readers like the BookTrib team, everywhere is the best place and anytime is the best time to get lost in a book. Don't believe us? Here are some of our picks for your most (and maybe one of your least) favorite places to read.
BookTrib
October 3, 2025
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7 Locomotive Murder Mysteries

I once took a train from Boston to Chicago. Twenty-three hours. Twenty-three hours! I had my own little sleeping compartment, which I had envisioned as opulent and chic and very North by Northwest.  And, for about four hours, the whole thing was fabulous. Cozy, glamorous, speedy and super fun.  My imagination…
Hank Phillippi Ryan
September 22, 2025